Happy Easter 2010

Summer, Sydney, and Joshua

Happy Birthday, Sydney!

I cannot believe my baby is already ONE year old.

To celebrate...

let's start with a cake... 

And then dress up for dinner...

at your favorite neighborhood grill

(well, my kids' favorite, anyway)

then let's open presents...

And then let's EAT cake!

A Great Weekend

We spent most of it outdoors

at the park,

going for walks,

playing soccer,

jumping on the tramp,

etc. etc.

This afternoon was great.

After church, we headed up to the Bountiful Temple for a nice stroll.

This time, we remembered to grab the camera.

Tired... Time to Go Home

We ended the day by baking and gorging ourselves on milk and cookies.
(we all felt better after that!)

Happy Day After St. Patrick's Day!

I know I'm weird, but I really love St. Patrick's Day.

Maybe because it's around this time that it finally starts to feel a little like spring.

And Easter (another favorite) is around the corner.

Plus, I have so many wonderful childhood memories of this day:

Planning a green outfit...

Grade school teachers who would leave little green footprints all around the classroom...

Setting traps to try to catch a leprachaun...

Shamrock-shaped sugar cookies...

Gold chocolate coins...

Trying to reach the end of a rainbow...

Eating lots of green food...

Now that I'm a mother, it's fun to carry on these same silly traditions.

Like yesterday -

We consumed a lot of green food-colored food.

Just a warning, though...

Lots of green food coloring in = lots of green poop out.

Happy Day-After St. Patrick's Day!

To Blog or Not to Blog...?

Hmmm... good question.

I want to. I think it's a great way to keep in touch with friends and family.

Do I have time? maybe not.

I'm going to try, though.

Those of you who blog, when/how do you fit it in?

Post-Christmas Blues...

I can't believe Christmas is over.

I'm always a little bummed this time of year.

It's back to school tomorrow which means
we actually have to get out of our pajamas before noon.

And I get to put all the Christmas stuff away
(and you know how it multiplies).

We had a wonderful holiday season, though...

Our Annual Christmas Eve party with Ryan's side was
a lot of fun this year.

We hosted a pajama party with an All-You-Can-Eat
Appetizer and Dessert Buffet, Live Nativity,
and White Elephant Gift Exchange (of course!)

Below are some pics from the evening... enjoy!

the kids in their matching jammies

(hint to grandparents, click to enlarge)